The Brief
- A man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with a deadly carjacking in Northwest Dallas.
- The victim, Juan Ricardo Hernandez Esparza, was shot in his vehicle during the incident on August 18.
- The suspect, 22-year-old Rocky Mejia Jr., was arrested four days after the crime and is being held on a $504,000 bond.
DALLAS – A man has been arrested and charged with capital murder after a deadly carjacking in Northwest Dallas on August 18.
Fatal Carjacking Arrest
Dallas Police say 22-year-old Rocky Mejia Jr. was arrested on Aug. 22 in connection with the case.
The backstory:
According to the arrest affidavit, at 2:15 a.m. on the 18th, 34-year-old Juan Ricardo Hernandez Esparza was sitting in his vehicle in the parking lot of the Jones Creek Apartments in the 3200 block of Lombardy Lane in Dallas. Police say he was video chatting with his girlfriend.…